Rijeka Airport sees signs of recovery

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Spain eyes Air Europa stake

The Spanish government is considering the possibility of acquiring a share in Air Europa after the debacle of the airline’s by the IAG group. Though the Spanish group and Globalia, Air Europa’s parent company, have committed to reviewing the possibility of an agreement before the end of the month, the government is considering becoming a shareholder in the Hidalgo family’s airline. In mid-December last year, IAG and Globalia announced the definitive termination of the agreement signed on November 4, 2019, according to which Iberia agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Air Europa for €500 million. The financial difficulties of the industry in general and the obstacles put in place by the European Commission’s competition authority were the reasons - among others - for that decision. Acording to Nadia Calvino, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, the government is “considering” buying an equity stake in Air Europa. “At the moment we are exploring all possible options”, she said. These options include the possibility of the government taking a “minority stake” in the company or sharing ownership of the airline with IAG and the Hidalgo family, the current owners. Thus, the government could acquire up to 40% of the airline’s shares. Air Europa has received more than 600 million euros from the state in the form of bailouts and economic and financial aid. Among the options being considered by the government is to capitalise part of this debt as shares in the airline. Air Europa suffered record losses of 428 million euros in 2020 and everything seems to indicate that in 2021 it will repeat those losses, having recovered only 19% of the traffic recorded in 2019.

Rijeka Airport sees signs of recovery

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Following a slow June, Rijeka Airport is staging a recovery with nine international routes to be maintained this month. Lufthansa has restored its seasonal flights from both Frankfurt and Munch, while Eurowings has resumed operations from Dusseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne. The low cost airline will bring back its Stuttgart flights on July 31. LOT Polish Airlines introduced three new routes to the Croatian city over the weekend, from Szczecin, Olsztyn and Zielona Gora, complementing its existing Warsaw service. “We hope for all traffic currently planned for the summer to operate and that the favourable epidemiological situation will keep air traffic moving at least until the end of the summer season”, Rijeka Airport, said.

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pozdrav iz Rijeke13:57
Riga on Air Baltic missing in text. Actually I've just landed, 09.20, 10 min ahead of schedule
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Anonymous14:26
What was the number of pax coming from Szczecin, Olsztyn and Zielona Gora to Rijeka last weekend?
"Novi list" published the numbers from Germany but not from Poland.
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